Hermione394
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Hi, everyone! I'm Lyn
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After much prayer and thought, we decided we were going to pursue foster-to-adoption. We start our state classes in September of this year!
At this time, we don't plan on stopping to TTC; we have always planned to have both biological and adopted children added to our family. We also know that the process is a long road, so why not start it now?
For some back story:
I'm Lyn! I am 27 years old and am married to Tim (who is 35).
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/FT1017-5-19-14-921_zpsdxqa6mkf.jpg
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/FullSizeRender_zpskzxvvhlc.jpg
My husband has brought 4 beautiful kids into my life also
. They are 15,14,12, and 9!
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/IMG_5832_zpsuegrpzo1.jpg
The 14-year-old lives with us and I homeschool her! This is from her birthday trip to Disney (we took all the kids on a solo trip over the course of 2 years).
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/Screen%20Shot%202015-04-19%20at%2011.13.29%20PM_zpsjtshgfqx.png
I am also best friends with their mom, Nichole (we all work together!). She's actually been the one encouraging us to adopt for quite a few years now!
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/11231739_10152963668788202_1718884486807408168_n_zpsifnpa7f1.jpg
My little sister (age 18) also lives with us! I homeschool her as well
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/1498742_10100228592951742_2038778232_o_zpsgyqb1qza.jpg
And of course, we have our little fur baby Bo! He's a 10-year-old boxer-beagle!
https://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab59/lyncecelia/TTC%20Journal%20Album/12003990_10100623000890072_3768561934124380173_n_zpsmwltsc7t.jpg
So yes, we have a big family! But that also means we have a lot of love to spread around. Ever since I was a little kid, I swore up and down that I was going to have 6-9 kids!
We have discussed the possiblity openly the last week or so with the two that live with us full-time as well as the kid's mom. They are fully on-board! The others we will talk to later this week, but we know they will be on board also because they have all mentioned in some way or another that we should adopt, now that we have all the space that we do.
So why TTC and do foster-to-adopt at the same time?
To answer simply--my husband and I don't want to be old parents. So we want to finish our family within the next few years. Since we have recently bought our house and have settled down quite a bit, we decided to just go for it and see what happens. Is this going to set us up for a lot of stress? Absolutely! If you check out my TTC journal though, I am a far stranger to stress. This past year has been constant change. And while it's been a lot of adjustments, we also find that we thrive as a family the more kids that are around! So we are excited for this opportunity!
So, I guess that's my introduction! Nice to meet all of you!

After much prayer and thought, we decided we were going to pursue foster-to-adoption. We start our state classes in September of this year!
At this time, we don't plan on stopping to TTC; we have always planned to have both biological and adopted children added to our family. We also know that the process is a long road, so why not start it now?
For some back story:
I'm Lyn! I am 27 years old and am married to Tim (who is 35).
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/FT1017-5-19-14-921_zpsdxqa6mkf.jpg
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/FullSizeRender_zpskzxvvhlc.jpg
My husband has brought 4 beautiful kids into my life also

https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/IMG_5832_zpsuegrpzo1.jpg
The 14-year-old lives with us and I homeschool her! This is from her birthday trip to Disney (we took all the kids on a solo trip over the course of 2 years).
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/Screen%20Shot%202015-04-19%20at%2011.13.29%20PM_zpsjtshgfqx.png
I am also best friends with their mom, Nichole (we all work together!). She's actually been the one encouraging us to adopt for quite a few years now!
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/11231739_10152963668788202_1718884486807408168_n_zpsifnpa7f1.jpg
My little sister (age 18) also lives with us! I homeschool her as well
https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab10/lovinglifefreely/1498742_10100228592951742_2038778232_o_zpsgyqb1qza.jpg
And of course, we have our little fur baby Bo! He's a 10-year-old boxer-beagle!
https://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab59/lyncecelia/TTC%20Journal%20Album/12003990_10100623000890072_3768561934124380173_n_zpsmwltsc7t.jpg
So yes, we have a big family! But that also means we have a lot of love to spread around. Ever since I was a little kid, I swore up and down that I was going to have 6-9 kids!
We have discussed the possiblity openly the last week or so with the two that live with us full-time as well as the kid's mom. They are fully on-board! The others we will talk to later this week, but we know they will be on board also because they have all mentioned in some way or another that we should adopt, now that we have all the space that we do.
So why TTC and do foster-to-adopt at the same time?
To answer simply--my husband and I don't want to be old parents. So we want to finish our family within the next few years. Since we have recently bought our house and have settled down quite a bit, we decided to just go for it and see what happens. Is this going to set us up for a lot of stress? Absolutely! If you check out my TTC journal though, I am a far stranger to stress. This past year has been constant change. And while it's been a lot of adjustments, we also find that we thrive as a family the more kids that are around! So we are excited for this opportunity!
So, I guess that's my introduction! Nice to meet all of you!